It’s an Italian phrase I’d heard in Eat, Pray, Love – dolce far niente – meaning the sweetness of doing nothing. I like the idea. delicious idleness. very contrary to our cultural norm of the glorification of busy.

Everyone needs to be busy to be something in our time. To be interesting. I wonder who would like to be “un-busy” with me or who would like me when I do nothing. I think that’s true love. To be nothing and everything together. To be loved even when you do nothing.

To have a break from our time’s crazy life. To live slowly. I needed this break. Now it’s time to wake up.

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Dana Al-Basha is a writer and blogger, currently residing in Kuwait with a graphic design degree; born in the Year of the Tiger. She's a Leo, humanitarian, foodie, artist, swimmer, reader and a deep thinker.